In the summer of 1981, here in New York City people started dying. Doctors did not understand why. The families and friends of the deceased did not understand why people who had been healthy just a few months earlier suddenly had an immune system that more or less collapsed.
The first article about…
Norway would like to explain why we will vote in favour of the proposed amendment (A/68/L.33).
Norway is of the view that a compromise solution that addressed the concerns of interested parties could have been possible. Unfortunately, such a compromise was not reached. We are therefore left with no…
As we accelerate our efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and prepare for a new sustainable development agenda after 2015, the improvements to the Economic and Social Council we have agreed to will strengthen the ability of the United Nations to drive those efforts. The reformed …
I would like to start by thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive
report on the achievements made since the adoption, in 2011, of the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS (A/67/822). We are pleased to see that the most affected countries are intensifying prevention efforts and access t…
Conflicts and disasters today are increasingly complex. Humanitarian principles are being challenged in a number of ways, and humanitarian access is becoming more and more difficult. Those issues have been high on the agenda of the United Nations this fall, reflecting the situation on the ground in …
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) sets forth the legal order for the world’s seas and oceans. It provides a solid foundation for the peaceful, responsible and predictable management of the oceans. The peaceful and sustainable use of the oceans and sound fisheries managemen…
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea sets out the legal order for the world’s seas and oceans, providing a solid foundation for the peaceful, responsible and predictable management of the oceans. Within a relatively short period of time, the Convention established itself as the consti…
Yesterday, an overwhelming majority of the Member States voted in favour of upgrading Palestine to non-member observer State in the General Assembly. That is a milestone, and truly historic. It is a tribute to those who have chosen the path of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through peace…
Let me begin by extending our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Presidents of the International Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judges Joensen and Meron, respectively. Their briefings today, together with the Tribunals’ annual…
